Question

Mauricio wants to fry 18 potatoes per hour for 3.5, point. He can fry 6 potatoes using each gallon of oil. How many gallons of oil does Mauricio need for frying potatoes? Choose 1 answer: A: 378 B:21 C:189 D:10.5

Answer 1

The answer is 10.5 gallons

Answer 2

The answer is option D.

Explanation:

Mauricio wants to fry 18 potatoes per hour for 3.5 hours.

So, total becomes =
`18*3.5=63`

As he can fry 6 potatoes using each gallon of oil.

So, for 63 potatoes, he will need =
`(63)/(6)=10.5` gallons.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.